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Plan B 4.0: mobilizing to save civilization
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W. W. Norton
Publication Date
c2009
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the Book - 1st ed.
Preface
1. Selling Our Future
Food: The 'Weak Link
The Emerging Politics of Food Scarcity
Our Global Ponzi Economy
Mounting Stresses, failing States
Plan B-A Plan to Save Civilization
I. The Challenges
2. Population Pressure: Land and Water
Civilization's Foundation Eroding
Water Tables Palling
Farmers Losing Water to Cities
Land and Water Conflicts
Cars and People Compete for Grain
The Rising Tide of Environmental Refugees
3. Climate Change and the Energy Transition
Rising Temperature and Its Effects
Melting Ice, Rising Seas
Melting Glaciers, Shrinking Harvests
Rising Temperatures, Falling Yields
The Decline of Oil and Coal
A Challenge Without Precedent
II. The Response
4. Stabilizing Climate: An Energy Efficiency Revolution
A Revolution in Lighting Technology
Energy-Efficient Appliances
Zero-Carbon Buildings
Electrifying the Trans-port System
A New Materials Economy
Smarter Grids, Appliances, and Consumers
The Energy Savings Potential
5. Stabilizing Climate: Shifting to Renewable Energy
Turning to the Wind
Solar Cells and Thermal Collectors
Energy from the Earth
Plant-Based Sources of Energy
Hydropower: Rivers, Tides, and Waves
The World Energy Economy of 2020
6. Designing Cities for People
The Ecology of Cities
Redesigning Urban Transport
The Return of Bicycles
Reducing Urban Water Use
Farming in the City
Upgrading Squatter Settlements
Cities for People
7. Eradicating Poverty and Stabilizing Population
Educating Everyone
Toward a Healthy Future
Stabilizing Population
Rescuing Failing States
A Poverty Eradication Agenda and Budget
8. Restoring the Earth
Protecting and Restoring Forests
Planting Trees to Sequester Carbon
Conserving and Rebuilding Soils
Regenerating Fisheries
Protecting Plant and Animal Diversity
The Earth Restoration Budget
9. Feeding Eight Billion People Well
Raising Land Productivity
Raising Water Productivity
Producing Protein More Efficiently
The Localization of Agriculture
Strategic Reductions in Demand
Action on Many Fronts
III. The Great Mobilization
10. Can We Mobilize Fast Enough?
Shifting Taxes and Subsidies
Coal: The Beginning of the End
Stabilizing Climate
Three Models of Social Change
A Wartime Mobilization
Mobilizing to Save Civilization
What You and I Can Do
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Author
From the Book
Preface
1. Selling Our Future
Food: The Weak Link
The Emerging Politics of Food Scarcity
Our Global Ponzi Economy
Mounting Stresses, Failing States
Plan B-A Plan to Save Civilization
I. The Challenges
2. Population Pressure: Land and Water
Civilization's Foundation Eroding
Water Tables Falling
Farmers Losing Water to Cities
Land and Water Conflicts
Cars and People Compete for Grain
The Rising Tide of Environmental Refugees
3. Climate Change and the Energy Transition
Rising Temperature and Its Effects
Melting Ice, Rising Seas
Melting Glaciers, Shrinking Harvests
Rising Temperatures, Falling Yields
The Decline of Oil and Coal
A Challenge Without Precedent
II. The Response
4. Stabilizing Climate: An Energy Efficiency Revolution
A Revolution in Lighting Technology
Energy-Efficient Appliances
Zero-Carbon Buildings
Electrifying the Transport System
A New Materials Economy
Smarter Grids, Appliances, and Consumers
The Energy Savings Potential
5. Stabilizing Climate: Shifting to Renewable Energy
Turning to the Wind
Solar Cells and Thermal Collectors
Energy from the Earth
Plant-Based Sources of Energy
Hydropower: Rivers, Tides, and Waves
The World Energy Economy of 2020
6. Designing Cities for People
The Ecology of Cities
Redesigning Urban Transport
The Return of Bicycles
Reducing Urban Water Use
Farming in the City
Upgrading Squatter Settlements
Cities for People
7. Eradicating Poverty and Stabilizing Population
Educating Everyone
Toward a Healthy Future
Stabilizing Population
Rescuing Failing States
A Poverty Eradication Agenda and Budget
8. Restoring the Earth
Protecting and Restoring Forests
Planting Trees to Sequester Carbon
Conserving and Rebuilding Soils
Regenerating Fisheries
Protecting Plant and Animal Diversity
The Earth Restoration Budget
9. Feeding Eight Billion People Well
Raising Land Productivity
Raising Water Productivity
Producing Protein More Efficiently
The Localization of Agriculture
Strategic Reductions in Demand
Action on Many Fronts
III. The Great Mobilization
10. Can We Mobilize Fast Enough?
Shifting Taxes and Subsidies
Coal: The Beginning of the End
Stabilizing Climate
Three Models of Social Change
A Wartime Mobilization
Mobilizing to Save Civilization
What You and I Can Do
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Author
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